Photo: Avinash Pasricha The National Devadasi Festival: A Treat to the Mind The image of a trip to a particular place itself sounds arresting and adventurous. Apart from acquainting us with a new atmosphere and apprising us of vivid identities of our socio-cultural milieu, a trip at times also provides us spiritual delight. And why not? Especially when someone is getting an opportune moment to share some great ideals of the Vaisnava faith, transcending all the boundaries of caste and creed, community and other religions, the journey takes a shape of an ensuing pilgrimage. Like many other pilgrims I felt blessed with the invitation from Devadasi Nrutya Mandir, to perform Sattriya Dance in the 3rd National Devadsi Festival. The thought of visiting the punyabhumi of Lord Jagannath itself, uplifts one to the height of utmost satisfaction and adding to it, when one gets an opportunity to offer Nrityanjali, joy overshadows all bounds. Indeed the fest provided a right set of circumstances to...